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Recipe: Simple Skinny Queso

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simple skinny queso

Cheese lovers, rejoice! This Simple Skinny Queso recipe is the answer to your weight loss prayers! We combine cornstarch, almondmilk, tomatoes, cheese and all kinds of yummy ingredients for a warm, delicious and HEALTHY queso recipe. In fact, a quarter-cup of this goodness clocks in at only 53 calories and 3 grams of fat!

simple skinny queso

Here’s how to mince that garlic:

 

Pro tips:

  • Serve this queso with your favorite tortilla chips or veggies.
  • If you can handle the heat, stay in the kitchen and add an optional 1 teaspoon sriracha hot sauce! We promise you won’t regret it.
  • If the queso gets too thick as it sits, stir in more almondmilk over low heat to thin it out.

simple skinny queso

Recipe: Simple Skinny Queso

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 10-12 minutes

Yield: 12 servings

Serving size: ¼ cup

Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1½ cup Silk® Unsweetened Original Almondmilk
  • 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies, drained
  • 1 tablespoon whole-wheat white flour
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup Sargento® Reduced-Fat Mild Cheddar Shredded Cheese

Instructions

  1. Heat a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the oil and garlic and cook until the garlic is beginning to brown but not burning, about 1 minute.
  2. Stir the cornstarch into ¼ cup of the almondmilk to make a slurry and set aside.
  3. Add the drained can of tomatoes and cook an additional 2 minutes until they are heated. Sprinkle the flour over the tomatoes and stir for 1 minute.
  4. Turn the heat up to medium-high and stir in the remaining almondmilk and the previously set-aside slurry. Stir consistently for 2-4 minutes, until thickened.
  5. Turn the heat down to low and stir in the cumin, chili powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper, and cheddar cheese. Stir queso until smooth.

Nutrition Information

Per Serving: (¼ cup)

Calories: 53

Calories from fat: 21

Fat: 3g

Saturated Fat: 1g

Cholesterol: 7mg

Sodium: 207mg

Carbohydrates: 5g

Fiber: 0g

Sugar: 1g

Protein: 3g

SmartPoints: 2

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The nutrition content of recipes on SkinnyMom.com has been calculated by Registered Dietitian, Jessica Penner, of Smart Nutrition.


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